ASNC2024 Scientific Session and Exhibition Meeting OnDemand

ASNC2024 Scientific Session and Exhibition Meeting OnDemand is organized by American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC).

Release Date: September 16, 2024
CME Expiration Date: September 15, 2025
Course Expiration Date: September 15, 2026

Statement of Need:
To maintain competence and improve performance, imaging professionals must assimilate and integrate knowledge spanning multiple areas, including clinical data, technical aspects of imaging, and appropriate application of imaging (e.g., clinical guidelines and appropriate use criteria). Each of these areas is constantly evolving, particularly as innovative technologies and novel pharmacologic agents are introduced. ASNC2024 is an educational activity designed to help imaging professionals on how to best improve outcomes for their patients with CVD.

Overall Goal:
This activity will increase learners’ competence in solving technical and clinical issues when treating patients with CVD. Sessions present different approaches to cardiac disease management to how to best improve patient outcomes. These sessions address topics in appropriate use criteria, SPECT best practices, PET best practices, new and emergent cardiac imaging procedures, lab performance and procedures, radiation safety, reporting, and lab performance and the application of appropriate guidelines-based treatments.

Learning Objectives:
At the end of this activity, participants will:

• Demonstrate improved skills in image interpretation and reporting
• Recognize and minimize technical problems and artifacts that may be associated with cardiac imaging
• Identify appropriate use of cardiac imaging techniques based on current guidelines
• Evaluate new imaging technologies, software, and stress techniques
• Identify the role of nuclear and cardiac CT imaging in overall patient care
• Describe the importance of balancing radiation exposure with image quality
• Describe future directions in cardiac PET, CT, and SPECT/CT to anticipate training and equipment needs
• Identify the clinical implication of CT coronary angiography cases and recognize its value and limitations in clinical cardiology